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June 14, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | April 30, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Cupertino, Calif. - Apple announced on Friday that it will shutter the Lala streaming music service that it acquired five months ago on May 31, leading to speculation the company may use Lala's technology to launch its own streaming service on iTunes. [more..] Arlington, Va. - A federal court in Virginia has dismissed Rosetta Stone's trademark infringement lawsuit against Google, which had sought to keep the Silicon Valley technology giant from selling the company's trademarks or other similar terms as part of its AdWords advertising program. [more..] Redwood City, Calif. - The 21-year-old who found a prototype Apple iPhone 4G in a bar and eventually sold it to a reporter from Gizmodo says he regrets not doing more to return the device to its owner, Redwood City, Calif. resident Brian Hogan told Wired.com, through his attorney Jeffrey Bornstein. [more..] Washington - A majority of U.S. citizens are unaware of how their online data is stored and who secures it, according to a new survey by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). [more..] Oslo, Norway - Opera Software, the developer of the Web and mobile browsers of the same name, announced on Friday that it has acquired Australia-based FastMail.fm, a provider of Web-based email services. [more..] Redwood City, Calif. - Moblyng, a publisher of games for mobile devices, has raised $2.65 million in new financing, from previous backers Mohr Davidow Ventures and Deep Fork Capital, VentureBeat reported. [more..] Palo Alto, Calif. - Attensity Group, a publisher of business user applications, announced this week that it has acquired Biz360, a provider of social media monitoring services. [more..]
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Briefly Noted Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft has shelved development of a dual-screen tablet computer, codenamed "Courier," that was aiming for the e-book reader market, The Wall Street Journal reported. [more..] Seattle - Amazon.com has begun selling new release books published by Penguin Books for the discounted price of $9.99, amid a pricing dispute that has prevented Amazon from selling any e-book titles from the publisher, The Wall Street Journal reported. [more..] Nashville, Tenn. - MusikPitch this week launched its online marketplace for custom songwriting, which aims to connect amateur songwriters with music supervisors, corporate brands and others seeking original music. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - Gannett Digital - McLean - VMIX MEDIA INC - San Diego, CA - Socialcast - San Francisco, CA - Zynga - San Francisco - Synacor - Buffalo, NY - Live365 - Foster City - Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
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